BR9005026A - PROJECTILE LAUNCHER ADAPTED FOR USE IN A TUBE CLEANING EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE TO CLEAN A PIPE ASSEMBLY HAVING OPEN ENDS AND A PIPE ASSEMBLY HAVING OPEN ENDS AT LEAST IN ONE END OF THE ASSEMBLY - Google Patents

PROJECTILE LAUNCHER ADAPTED FOR USE IN A TUBE CLEANING EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE TO CLEAN A PIPE ASSEMBLY HAVING OPEN ENDS AND A PIPE ASSEMBLY HAVING OPEN ENDS AT LEAST IN ONE END OF THE ASSEMBLY

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Publication number
BR9005026A
BR9005026A BR909005026A BR9005026A BR9005026A BR 9005026 A BR9005026 A BR 9005026A BR 909005026 A BR909005026 A BR 909005026A BR 9005026 A BR9005026 A BR 9005026A BR 9005026 A BR9005026 A BR 9005026A
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Brazil
Prior art keywords
open ends
assembly
pipe assembly
appliance
clean
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BR909005026A
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Portuguese (pt)
Inventor
Robert Walter Vowles
Original Assignee
Barry Bros Spec Services
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28G—CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS
    • F28G1/00—Non-rotary, e.g. reciprocated, appliances
    • F28G1/12—Fluid-propelled scrapers, bullets, or like solid bodies
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
    • B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
    • B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
    • B08B9/055—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
    • B08B9/0555—Gelled or degradable pigs
    • B08B9/0556—Gelled or degradable pigs at least partially formed of a frozen liquid or gas
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/26—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
    • F16L55/46—Launching or retrieval of pigs or moles

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Cleaning In General (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
BR909005026A 1989-02-08 1990-02-08 PROJECTILE LAUNCHER ADAPTED FOR USE IN A TUBE CLEANING EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE TO CLEAN A PIPE ASSEMBLY HAVING OPEN ENDS AND A PIPE ASSEMBLY HAVING OPEN ENDS AT LEAST IN ONE END OF THE ASSEMBLY BR9005026A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPJ262189 1989-02-08
PCT/AU1990/000049 WO1990009556A1 (en) 1989-02-08 1990-02-08 Apparatus for cleaning the inner surfaces of tubes in operating multi-tube heat transfer devices

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BR9005026A true BR9005026A (en) 1991-08-06

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Country Status (7)

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US (1) US5103524A (en)
EP (1) EP0409955A4 (en)
JP (1) JPH03503926A (en)
KR (1) KR910700440A (en)
BR (1) BR9005026A (en)
CA (1) CA2024105A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1990009556A1 (en)

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US5103524A (en) 1992-04-14
EP0409955A1 (en) 1991-01-30
WO1990009556A1 (en) 1990-08-23
EP0409955A4 (en) 1992-03-11
JPH03503926A (en) 1991-08-29
CA2024105A1 (en) 1990-08-09

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